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Summary Information
Full Title

2006 Maritime Labour Convention

Short Title / Abbreviations

MLC, 2006

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 45 ILM 792 (2006), ILO Report I(1B), International Labour Conference, 94th (Maritime) Sess. (2006)
Date of Adoption 23/02/2006
Place of Adoption Geneva, Switzerland
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

International Labour Office (ILO)

Depository

Director-General of the International Labour Organization

Annexes

Regulations

Code: Part A (mandatory)

Code: Part B (non-mandatory)

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Source

International Labour Office (ILO)

Date of Entry into Force

20/08/2013

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

“Entry into Force: Article VIII

  1. The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration.
  2. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members of the International Labour Organization whose ratifications have been registered by the Director-General.
  3. This Convention shall come into force 12 months after the date on which there have been registered ratifications by at least 30 Members with a total share in the world gross tonnage of ships of 33 per cent.
  4. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any Member 12 months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.”

 

General Status 104 Parties (as of 14/11/2023)
Links to Current Status/Reservations NORMLEX, International Labour Organization
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia Ratification 12/06/2017
Lao PDR
Malaysia Ratification 20/08/2013
Myanmar Ratification 25/05/2016
Philippines Ratification 20/08/2012
Singapore Ratification 15/06/2011
Thailand Ratification 07/06/2016
Vietnam Ratification 08/05/2013
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument

(Please click here to access the separate amendments)

Amendments of 2014 to the Maritime Labour Convention

Amendments of 2016 to the Maritime Labour Convention

Amendments of 2018 to the Maritime Labour Convention

Amendments of 2022 to the Maritime Labour Convention

This instrument amends/supersedes

(See Article X)

Minimum Age (Sea) Convention, 1920 (No. 7)

Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 (No. 8)

Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920 (No. 9)

Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16)

Seamen’s Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926 (No. 22)

Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926 (No. 23)

Officers’ Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 (No. 53)

Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936 (No. 54)

Shipowners’ Liability (Sick and Injured Seamen) Convention, 1936 (No. 55)

Sickness Insurance (Sea) Convention, 1936 (No. 56)

Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1936 (No. 57)

Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No. 58)

Food and Catering (Ships’ Crews) Convention, 1946 (No. 68)

Certification of Ships’ Cooks Convention, 1946 (No. 69)

Social Security (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 (No. 70)

Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 (No. 72)

Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 (No. 73)

Certification of Able Seamen Convention, 1946 (No. 74)

Accommodation of Crews Convention, 1946 (No. 75)

Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1946 (No. 76)

Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 91)

Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 92)

Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 93)

Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1958 (No. 109)

Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970 (No. 133)

Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (No. 134)

Continuity of Employment (Seafarers) Convention, 1976 (No. 145)

Seafarers’ Annual Leave with Pay Convention, 1976 (No. 146)

Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147)

Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147)

Seafarers’ Welfare Convention, 1987 (No. 163)

Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers) Convention, 1987 (No. 164)

Social Security (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1987 (No. 165)

Repatriation of Seafarers Convention (Revised), 1987 (No. 166)

Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996 (No. 178)

Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 (No. 179)

Seafarers’ Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996 (No. 180)

Related Instruments

1930 Forced Labour Convention 

1948 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention 

1949 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining 

1951 Equal Remuneration Convention

1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

1958 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 

1973 Minimum Age Convention

1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended

1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

1995 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel

1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

1999 Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour

2003 Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised)

2007 Work in Fishing Convention

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Additional Information

The MS Word and PDF versions of the text provided on this page are that of the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention as amended in 2014 and 2016. For further amendments please refer to the external link below.

The General Status and ratification information above pertain to the 2006 original text of the convention.